Toscanini Philharmonic 1936 | IPCD 1002-2
TOSCANINI PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY OF
NEW YORK
COMPLETE CONCERT: 1 MARCH 1936
Weber – Verdi – Debussy – Goldmark – Wagner
with Dusolina Giannini, soprano
Milton Cross, commentator
and
COMPLETE CONCERT: 23 February 1936
Beethoven: First Symphony
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27
Rudolf Serkin, pf (American Debut)
Bach: Toccata and Fugue - Orchestrated by Sir Henry Wood
(with full broadcast commentary)
The legacy of private recordings made of the New York Philharmonic broadcasts of the 1935 and 1936 seasons when they were directed by Toscanini have had little circulation and those which have been reproduced have been in appallingly bad sound (with gaps every 15 minutes while the private recordist changed discs). The reasons for this dismal state of affair is set forth in this album but there is a bright side: our discovery of the first generation copy of the original lacquers. These provide superior sonics and, while the lacquers are sporadically noisy, a rich experience of the two concerts is now possible. There are no gaps and broadcast commentary is included for both performances. The booklet offers extensive texts about the performances and includes detailed recording notes. This is the first in a planned series of Toscanini New York Philharmonic restorations we will be releasing, albums that we believe will justly be considered the ultimate editions.
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